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Children and Chores: How Much?
Posted on September 29, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (24)
A new study says that the amount of time children spend on chores has dropped like the Dow to only 24 minutes a day—25% less than in 1981. Experts say the decline of chore time reflects “important behavioral and values shifts that will affect lives for years to come,” including issues like domestic bliss and the responsibility of doing volunteer work. Should children do more chores? Read full article »
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Renting a Dog: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Posted on September 24, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (7)
Harry Truman said, “If you want a friend, get a dog.” But if you only want a temporary friend, should you rent a dog? One company is now making a business of renting pooches by the day or hour. In response, critics are howling fowl over what they say is the unacceptable promotion of dogs as accessories. Read full article »
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Hurricane Hold-Outs: Rising Tide?
Posted on September 23, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (7)
An increasing number of hurricane “hold-outs” refuse to leave their homes, even in the face of mandatory evacuation orders and warnings of “certain death.” But when plans go awry, lives are on the line—including rescue workers. Is it right to endanger others when your personal decision runs contrary to the law? Read full article »
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Neighborhood Watch: Do You Really Know Who People Are?
Posted on September 19, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (3)
In the old days, the protocol was to meet people first, then discover things about them after. Now a new online service up-ends that etiquette by inviting users to run a background check on anyone in the U.S. For Free. Should everyone be allowed to access anyone’s personal legal history, whether or not it’s criminal? Read full article »
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Teachers With Guns: Don’t Mess With Texas?
Posted on September 15, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (40)
In the small farm town of Harrold, Texas, it’s not teacher’s pet that has everyone talking. It’s teacher’s pistol. The local school board recently decreed that teachers could carry concealed weapons at school and in the classrooms. Should armed teachers be responsible for providing school security? Read full article »
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Lying to Pollsters: Bad Vote?
Posted on September 8, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (9)
Approximately 10% of Americans admit they’ve lied to pollsters. In a close election, a 10% false answer rate is more than enough to confuse pundits, confound candidates, and contradict a predicted outcome, especially in the current presidential race. So, do you have a responsibility to tell the truth about who you’re voting for? Read full article »
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Fast Food Limits: Food For Thought or Food Police?
Posted on September 3, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (12)
Should government be responsible for deciding what kinds of food you can—and cannot—eat? The city of Los Angeles recently sank its teeth into the issue by banning any new fast food restaurants. Do the new regulations serve up food for thought, or food police? Read full article »
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Summer Camp: Parents Gone Wild?
Posted on September 1, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (7)
Worse than poison ivy, today’s camp parents are itching to control every aspect of their children’s daily lives at camp —the very place meant to teach independence and responsibility away from Mom and Dad. Should summer camps return to the days of no cameras, no cell phones, no parents? Read full article »
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Fair Play: The Price of Victory?
Posted on August 28, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (1)
It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. But should sportsmanship be more important than winning, even at the Olympics? Yes, says the International Fair Play Committee, an organization that rewards altruistic athletes. But Fair Play has its problems: they get very few nominations and Olympic-sized questions of poor sportsmanship abound. Read full article »
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Hot Seat
Posted on August 26, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (0)
Hot Seat takes us on a hilarious comic roll with the wobbly, broken, reject chair that seems to inhabit every office, clandestinely dumped from the last annoyed worker onto the next unsuspecting colleague, logging more miles than a frequent flier. Is it no one’s responsibility? Is it everyone’s? See how true office chair-ity begins in every cubicle. Read full article »
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Recent Posts
- Safe Haven: Parents’ Bailout?
11/11/2008 - Paper or Plastic: When the Bill Comes Due
11/07/2008 - Vote: The Best Investment
11/03/2008 - Tony
10/30/2008 - The Responsibility Project Index
10/28/2008 - Criminalizing Motherhood?: Who’s to Judge
10/22/2008 - National Service: Do You Have a Responsibility to Help?
10/15/2008 - Jail for Sagging Pants: Fashion Police?
10/08/2008 - Hearing the Call
10/06/2008 - ‘Too Good’ to Play Baseball? Game Over
10/02/2008 - Children and Chores: How Much?
9/29/2008 - Renting a Dog: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
9/24/2008 - Hurricane Hold-Outs: Rising Tide?
9/23/2008 - Neighborhood Watch: Do You Really Know Who People Are?
9/19/2008 - Teachers With Guns: Don’t Mess With Texas?
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